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It is the Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art was built in 1996 Rio de Janeiro suburb, in Niteroi. Was designed this museum, it is master Oscar Niemeyer of modern architecture world famous.
It is Niemeyer says that it has made in the "image of the flower," but, Niteroi citizen's right is called (meaning a flying saucer) Disco Voador from the figure that looks like a UFO at all. Says New Meyer, the building "land is narrow, because it is surrounded by the sea, the design was born in a natural way" that is, the design that has a curvy sophisticated were made to spread upward from the surface of the water has become. Like a flower extending from the rock, it is the design which Niemeyer is expressed poetically, "from the ground" and "spread the growth to continue," the form.
16 m height, with four floors above ground, and proceed through red slope, followed by the exhibition room to be able to enjoy views of the 360-degree panorama. You can admire the city of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara Bay and the Pont-the-Azucar from here. If you go up further, there has become a gallery that you can concentrate on the art work without windows. In addition to books are stored, and bars, it houses a restaurant in the basement.
Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art, the collection boasts the second largest among such contemporary art of the 20th century, contemporary art in Brazil mainly.
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You can Corcovado and Pont-the-Azucar etc., is small from two Troy Museum located on the opposite bank of the Rio city but look. In addition, from the museum surrounded by windows 360 degrees, it is best to see the city of Rio and the sea. This landscape so well art of one Niemeyer has to offer, let's come and enjoy!
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